Baked Pears in Puff Pastry

These Baked Pears in Puff Pastry, stuffed with almond and brie filling are an impressive appetizer!

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Prep:

20 Minutes

Cook Time:
25-30 Minutes

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

1 pkg. Wewalka Puff Pastry dough

1 cup almonds

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 stick unsalted butter

2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

3 pears, peeled, cored, and halved

6 oz. Brie cheese (rind intact)

Egg wash (1 egg and 2 Tbsp. water, beaten)

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Use product immediately upon removal from refrigerator as there is no need to thaw! No need to use flour and a rolling pin to stretch the dough.

Dough will roll out and cut easier if it is chilled. If you're trying to create a specific shape, keep the pastry as cold as possible (but not frozen) and it will be easier to make precise cuts.

If you want to keep the inside from rising as much as the edges, just use a paring knife to score a border. Don’t cut the dough all the way though! Use a fork to prick the dough. The pastry will still be light and flaky with the edges puffed up and the center will stay down.

Pop the dough in the fridge after working with it, while the oven preheats. This step gives the fat in the dough a chance to re-solidify, to get an even better baking result.

Egg-wash: Just before baking, brush your puff pastry with egg wash (1 large egg with about 2 tablespoons water, beaten) to give it an attractive shine and color.

To seal the pastry edges for any stuffed pocket-style pastry, just brush a thin layer of water or egg whites along the edges and press them together to make them stick.

Crimp edges of smaller pastries like hand pies with a fork. Larger pastries can be crimped with your fingertips.

Serve soon after baking! Puff Pastry is best when fresh, so ideally bake close to serving. Only few recipes are great to make ahead. Puff Pastry is best when baked and served the same day.

To unroll the dough, remove dough from package and gently separate the dough and parchment paper from the roll, so that the dough on paper begins to lay flat. Be careful not to separate the dough from the parchment paper. There may be some sticking, but the dough and paper should easily pull away from the roll.

Once the dough is lying flat on the baking tray, cut off or tuck any excess paper under, so it does not hang over the edge.

2. Toast almonds in a dry pan. Once almonds are cooled, process in a food processor with brown sugar, butter, salt and cinnamon. Process until a smooth paste is formed. Set aside in refrigerator.

3. Next, unroll the refrigerated Puff Pastry Dough on the enclosed parchment paper and cut the dough into 6 pear shapes. Use the excess trimmings to make 4 leaves and cut with a knife.

4. Cut brie into 6 chunks that will fit into the hollowed out cavity of the pear where the core once was. Then fill the pears with almond mixture and add a chunk of brie cheese and lay pear cut side down onto pastry. Roll edge of pear shaped dough to keep brie in form while baking.

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Baked Pears in Puff Pastry

These Baked Pears in Puff Pastry, stuffed with almond and brie filling are an impressive appetizer!

Prep: 20 MinutesCook Time: 25-30 MinutesServes: 6

Ingredients:

1 pkg. Wewalka Puff Pastry dough

1 cup almonds

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 stick unsalted butter

2 tsp. salt

1/2 tsp. cinnamon

3 pears, peeled, cored, and halved

6 oz. Brie cheese (rind intact)

Egg wash (1 egg and 2 Tbsp. water, beaten)

Directions:

Preheat oven to 400°F.

Toast almonds in a dry pan. Once almonds are cooled, process in a food processor with brown sugar, butter, salt and cinnamon. Process until a smooth paste is formed. Set aside in refrigerator.

Next, unroll the refrigerated Puff Pastry Dough on the enclosed parchment paper and cut the dough into 6 pear shapes. Use the excess trimmings to make 4 leaves and cut with a knife.

Cut brie into 6 chunks that will fit into the hollowed out cavity of the pear where the core once was. Then fill the pears with almond mixture and add a chunk of brie cheese and lay pear cut side down onto pastry. Roll edge of pear shaped dough to keep brie in form while baking.

Brush the pastry with egg wash.

Bake for 20-30 minutes until golden brown.

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